Supernatural

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jared Gertner, Tess Atkins, Yasmeene Lily-Elle Ball, Thomas Jones Writer: Nancy Won, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: November 4, 2015 Does everyone who loses their soul behave the same way? Given the mythology of SUPERNATURAL, it’s certainly a worthy question, and it’s at the center of the Season 11 episode “Thin Lizzie.” “Thin Lizzie” starts as a combination of who/whatdunit, as Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) head to Massachusetts to investigate an axe murder in Lizzie Borden’s historical home, now […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Teach Grant, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Adam Cohen Writer: Robbie Thompson, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Thomas J. Wright Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: October 21, 2015 The supposed gimmick in the SUPERNATURAL Season 11 episode “Baby” is that it’s from the point of view of Dean’s (Jensen Ackles) beloved Chevy Impala. This is a decent idea as far as it goes – we’re in Season 11 of a gonzo show, no reason the car can’t have a viewpoint. Trouble is, no one seems to want to go on record, […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark A. Sheppard, Ruth Connell, Emily Swallow, Gracyn Shinyei, Yasmeene Lily-Elle Ball Writer: Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Jensen Ackles Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: October 21, 2015 It’s both a good and a bad thing when the best thing in an episode is a scene between two characters we’ve never seen before and may never see again. This is the case in SUPERNATURAL’s Season 11’s “The Bad Seed.” An anonymous angel and a likewise random demon start to face off at a […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark A. Sheppard, Emily Swallow, Laci J. Mailey, Aaron Hill, Kirsten Robek Writer: Jeremy Carver, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Robert Singer Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: October 7, 2015 Embarking on Season 11 with “Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire” – congratulations, boys, you’re still here – SUPERNATURAL boldly sets a whole lot of storyline in motion, encompassing elements of walking zombies, THE OMEN and even remembering about Lucifer and Michael in the cage in Hell, largely neglected (save for one mention last year) since Season […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark A. Sheppard, Ruth Connell, Julian Richings Writer: Jeremy Carver, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Phil Sgriccia Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: May 20, 2015 Let’s face it, all hell has been known to break loose on SUPERNATURAL at almost regular intervals, but in the Season 10 finale, “Brother’s Keeper,” it looks like we may be heading into the realm of the Cthulhu Mythos. For those unfamiliar with H.P. Lovecraft’s legacy, the short version is that it posits Old Ones and Ancient Ones that existed long before the […]Read On »

In HAND OF GOD, which premiered its entire ten-episode first season on Amazon Prime September 4, Ron Perlman stars as Judge Pernell Harris. When Harris’ son PJ (played by Johnny Ferro) is declared brain-dead after a failed suicide attempt, Harris has a mental breakdown and becomes convinced that God is speaking to him directly and commanding him to exact vengeance. It’s open to interpretation whether we’re witnessing a supernatural event, a man’s descent into madness, or both, but there’s no question that Harris is dangerous. Alona Tal plays Harris’ daughter-in-law Jocelyn, a lawyer who has been raped, the incident that […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark A. Sheppard, Felicia Day, Ruth Connell, Markus Flanagan, David Hoflin, Matt Bellefleur Writers: Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Robert Singer Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: May 6, 2015 SUPERNATURAL combines real seriousness and real silliness in “Dark Dynasty,” a title that works on its own (as opposed to being simply a riff on another TV show or film, which sometimes happens here). We lose a major and well-loved (by most) character, we find out the resonant mythic background of the evil and […]Read On »

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Kathryn Love Newton, Leisha Hailey, Treva Etienne, Russell Porter Writer: Robbie Thompson, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Steve Boyum Network: The CW, Wednesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: April 29, 2015 “Angel Heart” falls somewhere between moving the arc along and mission of the week. It answers one regular, if not imperative, question, gives Misha Collins as Castiel some big moments and shows us that Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are coping more or less as usual, despite everyone’s continued concern about the Mark of Cain’s influence. As regular SUPERNATURAL […]Read On »